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Android kit-maker Pegatron inks Microsoft patent deal

The Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron has agreed to pay Microsoft licensing fees for each Android or Chrome device it... Read more

26 April, 2012

IBM and Samsung announce patent deal

IBM and Samsung have agreed to license their patent portfolios to each other. The cross-licensing deal will give... Read more

8 February, 2011

Apple sued by patent firm linked to Microsoft

...on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Apple sued by company in patent deal with Microsoft on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and... Read more

6 March, 2012 by Steven Musil

Microsoft cuts Android licensing deal with Wistron

...more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft, Wistron ink Android patent deal on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs... Read more

6 July, 2011 by Jay Greene

Microsoft joins Fuji Xerox in patent deal

Money will change hands in the cross-licensing deal, but the companies did not disclose financial details Read more

22 March, 2007 by Ina Fried

Sony and Samsung sign patent deal

The secrets of the PlayStation 2 aren't to be shared, but the companies will cross-license many of each other's patents in a move that could help them avoid costly lawsuits Read more

15 December, 2004 by Michael Kanellos

Mandriva latest to spurn Microsoft

Chief executive François Bancilhon has dispelled rumours of a patent deal with Microsoft, refusing to pay 'protection money to anyone Read more

22 June, 2007 by David Meyer

EFF defends Novell partnership

...decision to team up with the company involved in a high-profile patent deal with Microsoft Read more

24 May, 2007 by Andrew Donoghue
Inside the Microsoft-Novell deal

Inside the Microsoft-Novell deal

...On the one hand, the software giant's aim, of replicating its patent deal with Novell among other open-source vendors in order to have... Read more

30 April, 2007 by Cath Everett

Microsoft claims Android infringes on patents

...comments came as Microsoft and HTC announced they have inked a new patent deal that specifically provides the Taiwanese cell phone maker with the right... Read more

28 April, 2010 by Ina Fried

Amazon, Microsoft agree patent pact

...in their hardware. For more on this story, see Amazon, Microsoft sign patent deal on CNET News Read more

23 February, 2010 by Ina Fried

EC drops Qualcomm antitrust probe

...its complaint to the Commission in July last year after brokering a patent deal with Qualcomm Read more

24 November, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Moglen resigns as FSF director

...FSF. GPLv3 has been bitterly disputed, not least because of a recent patent deal between Microsoft and the manufacturer of Suse Linux software, Novell. Moglen... Read more

26 April, 2007 by David Meyer

GPL clamps down on patent deals

...the second draft, which came out in July 2006, to address a patent deal between Microsoft and Linux seller Novell, under which Microsoft agreed not... Read more

29 March, 2007 by Martin LaMonica

Next-to-last GPL 3 draft due this week

...the licence. One reason for the delay was the announcement of a patent deal between Microsoft and Linux seller Novell under which Microsoft agreed not... Read more

27 March, 2007 by Stephen Shankland

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